The Element 14 BeagleBone Black is the low-cost, high-expansion, maker-focused, bare-bones BeagleBoard, small enough to fit in an Altoids tin. Built on a high-performance TI ARM processor, the BBONE-BLACK-4G has all the capabilities of the original Beaglebone plus additional features like HDMI output. The Element 14 BeagleBone Black brings full-featured Linux to places it has never gone before.

It is always recommended that production boards be updated to the latest image upon receipt. The Element 14 Beaglebone Black board recommends the eMMC to be flashed with the latest image for the best user experience.